Boys' name · since 1969
Brenten
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 879 babies named Brenten, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,569 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 879
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brenten is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 879 have been recorded since 1969.
Brenten has 879 recorded births among boys since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2024.
- #5,569 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 879 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brenten ranks #5,569 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 879 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,569 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 879
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brenten's 879 recorded births place it above 87.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Brenten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brenten's full recorded timeline at 1997, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brenten popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2024
- Peak year (2010)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Brenten by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (206 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Brenten's strongest decade.
206 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Brenten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 82
1970s
82 births
- 1980s
1980s
167 births
- 1990s
1990s
206 births
- 2000s
2000s
196 births
- 2010s
2010s
189 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 206 births (23% of all-time use).
How Brenten compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Brenten's total volume
Brenten by state
Where Brenten concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 10 | 1.1% |
10 of 879 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Brenten's data
- Brenten's decade-level peak was the 1990s (206 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Brentens (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brenten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1969–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Brenten draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.